French accents: copy and paste French letters
French uses five diacritics: the acute (é), grave (à, è, ù), circumflex (â, ê, î, ô, û), diaeresis (ë, ï, ü, ÿ) and cedilla (ç), plus the ligatures œ and æ.
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How to type French letters
| Letter | Name | Windows | Mac | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| à | a with grave | Alt+0224 | Option+`, then A | à |
| â | a with circumflex | Alt+0226 | Option+I, then A | â |
| æ | ae ligature (ash) | Alt+0230 | Option+' | æ |
| ç | c with cedilla | Alt+0231 | Option+C | ç |
| é | e with acute | Alt+0233 | Option+E, then E | é |
| è | e with grave | Alt+0232 | Option+`, then E | è |
| ê | e with circumflex | Alt+0234 | Option+I, then E | ê |
| ë | e with umlaut | Alt+0235 | Option+U, then E | ë |
| î | i with circumflex | Alt+0238 | Option+I, then I | î |
| ï | i with umlaut | Alt+0239 | Option+U, then I | ï |
| ô | o with circumflex | Alt+0244 | Option+I, then O | ô |
| œ | oe ligature (ethel) | Alt+0156 | Option+Q | œ |
| ù | u with grave | Alt+0249 | Option+`, then U | ù |
| û | u with circumflex | Alt+0251 | Option+I, then U | û |
| ü | u with umlaut | Alt+0252 | Option+U, then U | ü |
| ÿ | y with umlaut | Alt+0255 | Option+U, then Y | ÿ |
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Frequently asked questions
What are the French accented letters?
French uses à, â, æ, ç, é, è, ê, ë, î, ï, ô, œ, ù, û, ü, ÿ. French uses five diacritics: the acute (é), grave (à, è, ù), circumflex (â, ê, î, ô, û), diaeresis (ë, ï, ü, ÿ) and cedilla (ç), plus the ligatures œ and æ.
How do I type French accents on Windows?
Use Alt codes from the table above, or add the French keyboard in Settings → Time & language → Language & region and switch with Win+Space.
How do I type French accents on a phone?
Add the French keyboard in your phone's keyboard settings, or touch and hold the base letter on the English keyboard to see accented versions.